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An Indonesian passenger ship carrying about 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while en route from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, triggering a search by Indonesian authorities; the Virgo Transport 8 was last tracked roughly 92 miles from Banjarmasin and no deaths or injuries have been reported, with the cause and weather conditions not yet known as rescue operations continue.
Rescuers in Indonesia are searching the Java Sea for about 140 people after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry lost contact in bad weather; 103 were evacuated (one died), and authorities launched a search with ships and a helicopter toward the last known position.
A Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry carrying 243 people went missing in the Java Sea after encountering bad weather. One person died and 102 were rescued, with search and rescue operations—including ships and a helicopter—continuing about 150 km south of Banjarmasin as authorities work to locate the remaining passengers.
Indonesian rescuers expanded a search for the Virgo Transport 8 after the passenger ship carrying 241 people lost contact in the Java Sea while traveling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan; the last known position was about 148 kilometers from the Banjarmasin pier, authorities said bad weather may have affected the voyage, and there were no immediate reports of casualties as rescue teams moved to the area.